In the pic of that A-10 in post #67, I saw something I’d never noticed before, how the wheels protrude even when retracted (when they flew past me I was too busy going “holy cr@p!” to notice any details).
Dumb question but is that a safety feature to allow a shot-up A-10 to belly in on the wheels (after jettisoning his wing stores of course)?
I’m still enjoying the news that the Warthog will still be with us.
Yes, that was intentional in case the gear was so damaged it couldn’t be extended.